5 Steps to Invest in a Trademark

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 A trademark is one of the most important investment in protecting the intellectual property of your business. There are five steps to obtain a trademark.

1) Search for Conflicting Trademarks
- A first step is to make sure there are not any conflicting trademarks.
  (should search on the United States Patent & Trademark Office's website)

2) Start an Application
- After checking there are no conflicting trademarks, you need to complete a trademark application.

3) Prove Your Trademark

4) Select Its Class of Goods/Services

5) Include a Contact Address
- You need to include a contact address for the trademark registration.

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China, Taiwan Tel: +82-2-726-1038, 1130 | Fax: +82-2-777-7334 | global@wips.co.kr